Are there New(er) Ways to Engage Newbies in Tango? (This is a 2 part blog.) As most of you know, who have been reading my blogs over the years, I had the privilege of teaching Argentine Tango at ASU for 10 years. My students were beginners, first time dancers, first time tangueras/as. The setup was (a …
A few years ago I started blogging and dedicated that first blog to my father, Carlos Borgialli. Recently we were in discussion about tango and my travels, isolation, loneliness, why do people want to learn tango, etc. Shortly after he crafted a letter to a doctor friend and he cc’d me on it. I am …
Au Revoir Montreal! Hello Phoenix! It is snowing on my last full day in Montreal. It appears that snow opened and closed my trip here. I met some wonderfully warm and enthusiastic people during my stay. It was such a pleasure to be here and to reconnect with some “old” bodies (!) and new ones! During …
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It was a successful Women’s Weekend in Berlin filled with leading, following, dancing, laughter and great enthusiasm. When Daniela (Feilcke -Wolff) and I spoke about doing A Women’s Weekend there was no hesitation for either one of us. She has been doing Tangueras workshops as I had done the leading ladies evenings in Phoenix. The bigger …
I can’t tell you how much I am loving these Living Room Sessions! The last one we embraced (!) was all about the abrazo but from a biomechanical and energetic perspective. How do we hug a giant? As with all the Living Room Sessions, my goal is not to tell you how to do “it” but …